9 Games with a horror setting like Salt and Sanctuary that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Salt and Sanctuary does: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is pixel art.

It shares the essentials of what Salt and Sanctuary does: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

The genre is the same as Salt and Sanctuary’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is pixel art.

It meets Salt and Sanctuary on punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Salt and Sanctuary, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on co-op play and skill tree progression. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Salt and Sanctuary for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: magic-based combat and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Salt and Sanctuary is punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Salt and Sanctuary does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Salt and Sanctuary’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a third-person camera.